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this current law is not going to do that. it will continue to drive up health-care costs and the cost of insurance premiums. >> you have 90 seconds. >> let me tell you why -- why i have dedicated my life to the idea that everyone should have access to decent health care. there's a woman in connecticut who has worked hard all her life and so has her husband. her husband was switching jobs and in between those two jobs, during the week he was unemployed, their son was diagnosed with cancer. when it would to get insurance on her husband's new plan, they would not provide for because he had a pre-existing condition. one week or two weeks of a lifetime and they didn't have insurance. they lost everything. they lost their house, their savings, they became destitute simply because an illness happened at the wrong time. there is no repeal and replace plan. republicans in washington have voted to repeal is built 33 times that have never offered a replacement. we'd to protect this bill and perfected going forward. matters for small bus
this current law is not going to do that. it will continue to drive up health-care costs and the cost of insurance premiums. >> you have 90 seconds. >> let me tell you why -- why i have dedicated my life to the idea that everyone should have access to decent health care. there's a woman in connecticut who has worked hard all her life and so has her husband. her husband was switching jobs and in between those two jobs, during the week he was unemployed, their son was diagnosed with...
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signed into law when he was governor of massachusetts. before 9:00 eastern, we will be joined by howardkurtz and laura ashburn at the use of social media in the presidential
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this current law is not going to do that. it will continue to drive up health-care costs and the cost of insurance premiums. >> you have 90 seconds. >> let me tell you why -- why i have dedicated my life to the idea that everyone should have access to decent health care. there's a woman in connecticut by the name of betty bergman. she and her husband have worked hard all their lives. her husband was switching jobs and in between those two jobs, during the week he was unemployed, their son was diagnosed with cancer. when it would to get insurance on her husband's new plan, they would not provide for because he had a pre-existing condition. one week or two weeks of a lifetime and they didn't have insurance. you know what happened to the bergers? they lost everything. they lost their house, their savings, they became destitute simply because an illness happened at the wrong time. there is no repeal and replace plan. republicans in washington have voted to repeal this bill 33 times, and they have never offered any replacement. we
this current law is not going to do that. it will continue to drive up health-care costs and the cost of insurance premiums. >> you have 90 seconds. >> let me tell you why -- why i have dedicated my life to the idea that everyone should have access to decent health care. there's a woman in connecticut by the name of betty bergman. she and her husband have worked hard all their lives. her husband was switching jobs and in between those two jobs, during the week he was unemployed,...
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mitt romney signed into law when he was governor of massachusetts. our guest is christine mcconnell. we will be joined by the host of reliable sources and laura-born -- ashburn, and we will discuss the recent report on how high school students are doing on the sats. our guest is james montoya. live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> i have all the channels, house, senate, close the book reviews beaches, those kinds of things. i watch which channel i want to see, because i have them all. if there is a speech i know you have covered or a book reviewer, i am going to watch that. when i want to find out something that has some value to it, that is going to be one of the first places i look. i am of broadcasting fare in. i watch those channels. i have five or 10 of the most, but it is going to include all the c-span channels. >> c-span, created by american cable companies in 1979, brought to you as a public service by your television providers. usa today newspaper features an article on ross perot by richard wallis. c-span travel to ross perot's
mitt romney signed into law when he was governor of massachusetts. our guest is christine mcconnell. we will be joined by the host of reliable sources and laura-born -- ashburn, and we will discuss the recent report on how high school students are doing on the sats. our guest is james montoya. live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> i have all the channels, house, senate, close the book reviews beaches, those kinds of things. i watch which channel i want to see, because i have...
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and that problem is law enforcement. here's where we have a major disagreement with the governor of massachusetts. he is opposed to the death penalty for drug kingpins scared we believe that people convicted of that crime deserve that belted, as sodas -- drug kingpins. we believe the people convicted of that crime deserve the death penalty. you cannot have a war on drugs -- you cannot be tough on drugs and weak on crime. >> senator bentsen. >> it is interesting to see that the senator from indiana, when we had a resolution on the floor of the united states senate sponsored by senator dole, that this government made no deal of noriega, but the senator of indiana was one of the senators who voted against it. it is also interesting to see that one of his campaign managers trying to help him with his image was also hired by noriega to help him with his image. [laughter] [applause] what we have seen under this administration, we have seen them using a it cabinet officers, 28 different agencies, all fighting over turf. that is
and that problem is law enforcement. here's where we have a major disagreement with the governor of massachusetts. he is opposed to the death penalty for drug kingpins scared we believe that people convicted of that crime deserve that belted, as sodas -- drug kingpins. we believe the people convicted of that crime deserve the death penalty. you cannot have a war on drugs -- you cannot be tough on drugs and weak on crime. >> senator bentsen. >> it is interesting to see that the...
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there is absolutely no purpose in the law and in reality for this amendment. there's nothing -- it's nothing but a political tool and it's being used in an effort to divide this country on an issue we should not be dividing america on. we ought to be talking about issues like healthcare and jobs and what's happening in iraq. not using an issue that divides this country in a way that's solely for political purposes. it's wrong. >> mr. vice president, you have 90 seconds. >> well, let me simply thank the senator for the kind words he said about my family and our daughter. i appreciate that very much. >> you're welcome. you're welcome. >> that's it? >> that's it. >> ok. then we'll move on to the next question. this one is for you, mr. vice president. george bush has derided john kerry for putting a trial lawyer on the ticket. you yourself have said that lawsuits are partly to blame for higher medical costs. are you willing to say that john edwards, sitting here, has been part of the problem? >> well, gwen. >> mr. vice president. >> first of all, i'm not familiar
there is absolutely no purpose in the law and in reality for this amendment. there's nothing -- it's nothing but a political tool and it's being used in an effort to divide this country on an issue we should not be dividing america on. we ought to be talking about issues like healthcare and jobs and what's happening in iraq. not using an issue that divides this country in a way that's solely for political purposes. it's wrong. >> mr. vice president, you have 90 seconds. >> well, let...
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but we are a nation of laws. he apparently had a brother that was killed in an automotive who was mugged. of prepared as he was, that is the nature of the presidency. things will happen for which you are not prepared, and i thought it may have been an unfair glimpse, but it was also telling, and i defend the question. >> what does the canada do when a question like that is posed the comes out of left field? it does reach to sometimes the heart of your character or personality? >> i think he did the right thing. there was no pause. there was no interruption. he went straight to the main point of the argument, which is i oppose the death penalty. even under the circumstances. that it drove off from there. this really speaks to what the public expects. >> i think what he probably should have done is answer the question on two levels. one would be my personal reaction would be horrible, i want to kill the person, but we are a nation of laws. i think what people were looking for was a telling sign of what kind of lead
but we are a nation of laws. he apparently had a brother that was killed in an automotive who was mugged. of prepared as he was, that is the nature of the presidency. things will happen for which you are not prepared, and i thought it may have been an unfair glimpse, but it was also telling, and i defend the question. >> what does the canada do when a question like that is posed the comes out of left field? it does reach to sometimes the heart of your character or personality? >> i...
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that is already the law. that does not help millions of people out there with pre- existing conditions. there is a reason why governor mitt romney said of the plan he did in the massachusetts. it was the largest expansion of private insurance. what it does say is insurers -- you have to take everybody. that also means -- when gov. romney says he will replace it with something but cannot detail how it will be replaced -- and the reason he said of the system he did in massachusetts is because there is not a better way of dealing with pre- existing conditions. it just reminds me -- he says he will close deductions and loopholes for his tax plan. we do not know the details. he says that he is going to replace dodd-frank, wall street reform, but we do not know exactly which ones. he will not tell us. he now says he will replace obamacare and insurer as all the good things and it will be in there and you do not have to worry. at some point the american people have to ask themselves, is the reason gov. romney is kee
that is already the law. that does not help millions of people out there with pre- existing conditions. there is a reason why governor mitt romney said of the plan he did in the massachusetts. it was the largest expansion of private insurance. what it does say is insurers -- you have to take everybody. that also means -- when gov. romney says he will replace it with something but cannot detail how it will be replaced -- and the reason he said of the system he did in massachusetts is because...
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i do like virginia's laws based on freedom and disclosure. and if there was more freedom, more of the contributions would come to the campaigns. what i would like to see in any ads that are run, whether run by candidates or independent groups, including the ones that are running negative ads that are false and misleading about me, is honesty. tim has brought up this issue of pay. and he's running these ads saying that, quote, he's setting a positive example by cutting his pay as governor. and he attacks the owner. attacked me today again on it. let me give you the truthful facts and you be the judge. as governor day one i returned 10% of my salary. all four years. mark warner followed up after me a few years later and cut his by 20%. what did tim do? he didn't cut his pay at all. when he came in, he could have found followed mark warner or my example but it was well into second year as governor he cut it by just 5%. so i was the one who actually set the positive example, tim, that you followed by you did do it half heartedly. and as far as in
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this current law is not going to do that. it will continue to drive up health-care costs and the cost of insurance premiums. >> you have 90 seconds. >> let me tell you why -- why i have dedicated my life to the idea that everyone should have access to decent health care. there's a woman in connecticut who has worked hard all her life and so has her husband. her husband was switching jobs and in between those two jobs, during the week he was unemployed, their son was diagnosed with cancer. when it would to get insurance on her husband's new plan, they would not provide for because he had a pre-existing condition. one week or two weeks of a lifetime and they didn't have insurance. they lost everything. they lost their house, their savings, they became destitute simply because an illness happened at the wrong time. there is no repeal and replace plan. republicans in washington have voted to repeal is built 33 times that have never offered a replacement. we'd to protect this bill and perfected going forward. matters for small bus
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this form of market and media could act as a surveillance tool for law enforcement -- law enforcement and public health officials. is it possible we could integrate accreditation with in this form of marketing? that is a larger question to ask. facebook's terms and conditions say you cannot be an online pharmacy on facebook on bless you are certified, but we do not know what that certification requires, and our site is still up. and cooperation. if this is a surveillance methods, you should be providing this information to the manufacturers, chief public health officials, and law enforcement to actively follow up. i will and the presentation. if you want more information, you can contact myself. i do not know if we have enough time for questions. we would be happy to take them. i want to thank the partnership for safe medicine for their support and a professor and the institute of health studies and all his leadership in our particular research. thank you very much. [applause] >> i have a softball question. hopefully. one of the things you mentioned about social media, we have four or
this form of market and media could act as a surveillance tool for law enforcement -- law enforcement and public health officials. is it possible we could integrate accreditation with in this form of marketing? that is a larger question to ask. facebook's terms and conditions say you cannot be an online pharmacy on facebook on bless you are certified, but we do not know what that certification requires, and our site is still up. and cooperation. if this is a surveillance methods, you should be...
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had judge borke been a justice, i suppose he would not have supported many important laws that i like, including roe v. wade. that's why i was the first chairman of the judiciary committee to forthrightly state that it matters what your judiciary process is. i did change on that, and i'm glad i did. >> governor, there have been times as mayor and governor there were bills that i did not veto. those could be considered issues that i quisi caved in on, if you will, in order to work with the legislative body. that body actually holds the purse strings. there were times when i wanted to zero base budget and cut taxes even more, and i cannot have enough support in order to accomplish that. but on the major principle things, no, there hasn't been something that i have had to compromise on, because we have always seemed to find a way to work together. up in lass lass we have worked together not caring who gets the credit for what as we accomplish things up there. that's just been a part of the operation that i wanted to participate in, and that's what we're going to do in washington, d.c. al
had judge borke been a justice, i suppose he would not have supported many important laws that i like, including roe v. wade. that's why i was the first chairman of the judiciary committee to forthrightly state that it matters what your judiciary process is. i did change on that, and i'm glad i did. >> governor, there have been times as mayor and governor there were bills that i did not veto. those could be considered issues that i quisi caved in on, if you will, in order to work with the...
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i like the disclosure laws in virginia. if there was more disclosure, there would be more contributions in the campaigns. including the ones that were run by negative ads about me, the attempt has brought up this issue of pay. in these advertisements he has said he has set a positive example by cutting the pay of governor. let me put to you the truth full facts and let you be the judge. on day #1 i returned 10% of my salary. mark warner followed up and cut his by 20%. kim did not cut his at all. he could have followed mark warner by example, but he did not cut his own until his second year as governor to cut it by 5%. i was the one who set a positive example that you followed, but halfheartedly and late. as far as in the senate, in the senate i returned over six years -- i overturned six years from our office accounts. i do not think there should be any pay increase for congress and they should uphold -- they should withhold the pay of congress because they have not gotten the budget bills done on time. >> did he go over ti
i like the disclosure laws in virginia. if there was more disclosure, there would be more contributions in the campaigns. including the ones that were run by negative ads about me, the attempt has brought up this issue of pay. in these advertisements he has said he has set a positive example by cutting the pay of governor. let me put to you the truth full facts and let you be the judge. on day #1 i returned 10% of my salary. mark warner followed up and cut his by 20%. kim did not cut his at...
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he was the one who signed into law. as a backdrop, we as a nation are dealing with ever-increasing health care costs. as the health care costs go up, we are also dealing with a large number of people who don't have insurance. the massachusetts health reform law was designed to tackle both, but it got to the insurance part first. so it was a bipartisan group effort. romney signed into law. host: >> it hits on the issue of insurance, what was it intended to do? guest: romneycare is basically a teetwo-part process. the first artist to get people insurance coverage. the second part, which is happening now in massachusetts, is to lower health-care costs. what romneycare did was to say we have all these people who are getting hurt or are ill and not treating their illness because they don't have health insurance. hospitals are required to care for them. . ultimately, we as taxpayers pay back money. romneycare upended the process and said we will take steps so that everyone elsdid tell the insurance. people may be a diabetic w
he was the one who signed into law. as a backdrop, we as a nation are dealing with ever-increasing health care costs. as the health care costs go up, we are also dealing with a large number of people who don't have insurance. the massachusetts health reform law was designed to tackle both, but it got to the insurance part first. so it was a bipartisan group effort. romney signed into law. host: >> it hits on the issue of insurance, what was it intended to do? guest: romneycare is...
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. -- and daughter in law. agriculture is important in this state. what is important is that we always work together as a state. there are urban interests and rural interests and they coincide. because of agriculture's importance to the state of nebraska -- for instance, one in three jobs are dependent on the ag economy. we need to keep it in mind. it is a balancing act. i have done it in the last eight years in the legislature, handling that balancing act. that is how we grow our economy. in fact, we have weathered this economy fairly well here in the state of nebraska because the ago economy has been strong, -- because the ag economy has been strong, because it has carried us through. that is recognized all across the state. >> senator, kerrey, 30 seconds. >> everything she sedition i -- i agree with. i am not quite sure what she said. my problem with what senator fisher talks about here and in other areas is that her signing of the northwest pledge, her -- grover norquist pledge, her support of this particular balanced budget amendment will necess
. -- and daughter in law. agriculture is important in this state. what is important is that we always work together as a state. there are urban interests and rural interests and they coincide. because of agriculture's importance to the state of nebraska -- for instance, one in three jobs are dependent on the ag economy. we need to keep it in mind. it is a balancing act. i have done it in the last eight years in the legislature, handling that balancing act. that is how we grow our economy. in...
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we sat back and let it become law and pushed the thing through. instead of doing what is right for west virginia, we did what is right for you and obama. >> what is your point? >> we need to repeal obamacare. this is something like your cap- and-trade that should not have been done. you can say whatever you want, but this is what you dead. >> half the states passed the same thing. nothing has gone through. >> you were the second in the nation. inor legislature's starts january every year. -- our legislature starts in january every year. >> the question on medicaid post-obamacare -- >> we need to make people more independent, not dependent. that is something -- we need to make people have the opportunities to get ahead. did not force them into poverty. i do not think that is a good idea. >> we're trying to get answers on what our options are. we have not been able to get those answers. >> is this a politically tough question to answer prior to the election? >> i do not think so. it is a good government decision to make. before you make a decision,
we sat back and let it become law and pushed the thing through. instead of doing what is right for west virginia, we did what is right for you and obama. >> what is your point? >> we need to repeal obamacare. this is something like your cap- and-trade that should not have been done. you can say whatever you want, but this is what you dead. >> half the states passed the same thing. nothing has gone through. >> you were the second in the nation. inor legislature's starts...
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at what point is there a law of diminishing returns? guest: if your campaign has the money, you cannot go quiet. i think he would be at a disadvantage, if they go dark. more importantly, to answer the question, the vote in ohio is today, this week. these candidates are doing everything that they can, restructuring to some degree. mitt romney and the president talking directly to the camera, making their appeal. i think that dan is right. this is one of five states in the country where, commercial after commercial, candidates have a presence. this is key to their strategy. host: coming after just one debate, there are two more scheduled. is it a good idea to have early voting when this race could change for the president or for mitt romney? guest: personally, i think it is a good idea to have early voting. it is important to provide that for the convenience of the voters. the jury is still out to the extent as to if early voting increases turned out, but what we have seen across the country in recent decades and recent years is a sharp u
at what point is there a law of diminishing returns? guest: if your campaign has the money, you cannot go quiet. i think he would be at a disadvantage, if they go dark. more importantly, to answer the question, the vote in ohio is today, this week. these candidates are doing everything that they can, restructuring to some degree. mitt romney and the president talking directly to the camera, making their appeal. i think that dan is right. this is one of five states in the country where,...
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there are other new taxes as part of the health care law. upper income households will be paid, again, folks in the $250 ,000 grange, -- range, on the next dollar they earn, they will face a slightly higher, but i think it is a 0.9% tax. there are new taxes. as far as the pipeline, that is something the obama administration will revisit after the election. they cut off the decision, and that is something president obama said they would look at that again. host: john in north carolina tweets in, extend the mall, or repeal the mall. we cannot continue to always tax the other guy. here's a question from twitter. we will lobbyist be present during this sequence -- secret meeting. guest: it is a very good question can i do not know who is on tap today, but i do know that the gang has a lot of friends and allies and freelance members of the senate that come in and come out of meetings enjoying immense sum of these discussions. -- and joined in on some of these discussions. there have been meetings with stakeholders. i do not know if you would call
there are other new taxes as part of the health care law. upper income households will be paid, again, folks in the $250 ,000 grange, -- range, on the next dollar they earn, they will face a slightly higher, but i think it is a 0.9% tax. there are new taxes. as far as the pipeline, that is something the obama administration will revisit after the election. they cut off the decision, and that is something president obama said they would look at that again. host: john in north carolina tweets in,...
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lani guinier, the professor of law at the harvard school of law. richard sander, a law professor and economist at the university of california at los angeles. and you have already met richard kahlenberg of the century foundation. please welcome our panelists. [applause] by way of getting us started, i am going to ask each of our panelists, if they will react to rick's presentation and the information contained in his report as a way of getting started for our conversation. we will start with mr. connerly. >> thank you for inviting me. i was very impressed by the report, as well as your presentation. i recall very distinctly when i graduated from college in 1962 -- the anxiety that i had about entering the work force, wondering whether i would be given a fair chance to apply and be hired. a year later, affirmative action came along and the anxiety that i had was quieted substantially because i thought that i would get that fair chance. that same anxiety is there today for a large number of students to sense the demise of race-based affirmative actio
lani guinier, the professor of law at the harvard school of law. richard sander, a law professor and economist at the university of california at los angeles. and you have already met richard kahlenberg of the century foundation. please welcome our panelists. [applause] by way of getting us started, i am going to ask each of our panelists, if they will react to rick's presentation and the information contained in his report as a way of getting started for our conversation. we will start with...
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they are law. we do not have to agree about them. we do not have to give anyone leverage to do that. we do not have to deal with insurance lobbyists. we are ready won. you give away closing the prescription donut hole. you will give away free screening for seniors. you'll give away pre-existing conditions. -- the exception. you give away, and children under age 26. you give away the fact that they cannot deny coverage simply because we get sick. you give away the right of women not to be treated as second-class citizens, as if they have a pre-existing condition. you would give away their right to contraceptives. you'll get all these benefits away so that you can make a political point against the president. that is not good for texas and is not good for the united states. it shows a real fundamental lack of understanding. obamacare -- yourobamacare -- ys about obamacare, you have this conspiracy theory about the president, and you did not like the process. the end result is good things for people, living, breathing people and childre
they are law. we do not have to agree about them. we do not have to give anyone leverage to do that. we do not have to deal with insurance lobbyists. we are ready won. you give away closing the prescription donut hole. you will give away free screening for seniors. you'll give away pre-existing conditions. -- the exception. you give away, and children under age 26. you give away the fact that they cannot deny coverage simply because we get sick. you give away the right of women not to be...
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the arizona law is a terrible discriminatory law. my opponent wants to bring it to nevada. >> let me talk to you about 20% we disagree. she supports blanket amnesty at the end of the day. if you put a blanket amnesty on the floor of the house of representatives, she would support it. let's step back. people come into my office. hispanics are concerned about the dream act. they are also concerned about their families, jobs, the education for their kids, for businesses, and these are the issues we have to solve. their unemployment is higher thanks to my opponent than the general population. we have to put together jobs programs that work. every time my opponent says she voted for a jobs act, the unemployment has gone higher, higher in the state. that has to change. i can remember when she was saying, the stimulus will have 35,000 jobs in nevada. we were losing 65,000 jobs in nevada. every time she talks about jobs growth, unemployment goes higher. >> thank you. our next question. >> one of the biggest issues we face on the federal law
the arizona law is a terrible discriminatory law. my opponent wants to bring it to nevada. >> let me talk to you about 20% we disagree. she supports blanket amnesty at the end of the day. if you put a blanket amnesty on the floor of the house of representatives, she would support it. let's step back. people come into my office. hispanics are concerned about the dream act. they are also concerned about their families, jobs, the education for their kids, for businesses, and these are the...
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in addition to that, what president put that into law? why not, if it was not for the benefit of the constituents? guest: first of all, the capital gains preference dates back throughout the entire history of the income tax. there were a couple of years in the late 1980's where they were taxed. as far as the history of income tax, and for capital gains on corporate stocks, the evidence is compelling that this is in come at the corporate level. to tax it again at the individual level, it puts a penalty and corporations for issuing stock instead of debt. it would be a mistake to keep it in place. i think that the same point applies to dividends as well. capital gains also apply to land. one point to keep in mind there is that you cannot push the rating too high. people become reluctant to sell their assets. you are not taxed until the asset is sold. there is an upper limit to how far you can push it. but you could still hit 14% with more revenue. host: -- guest: some have indicated that the rate is around 28%, where would not affect what pe
in addition to that, what president put that into law? why not, if it was not for the benefit of the constituents? guest: first of all, the capital gains preference dates back throughout the entire history of the income tax. there were a couple of years in the late 1980's where they were taxed. as far as the history of income tax, and for capital gains on corporate stocks, the evidence is compelling that this is in come at the corporate level. to tax it again at the individual level, it puts a...
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but it's the same law it's the same law that lets you invite high priced lobbyists down to williamsburg. and bring them down there and entertain them playing golf, playing tennis, and bringing republican senators down there, to have exchanged for that contributions to their campaign. it's the same kind of law that lets you have honorariums and you've collected over a quarter of a million dollars of honorariums now, speaking to various interest groups. and there's no control over what you do with that money. you can spend it on anything you want to. you can spent it on golf club dues, if you want to do that. [applause] >> now, that's what i've seen you do in this administration. and that's why we need campaign reform laws, and why i support them. and you in turn have voted against them time and time again. [applause] >> john margolis, question for senator quayle. >> senator quayle, in recent years the reagan administration has scaled back the activities of the occupational safety and health administration, prompted in part by vice president bush's task force on regulatory relief. the bud
but it's the same law it's the same law that lets you invite high priced lobbyists down to williamsburg. and bring them down there and entertain them playing golf, playing tennis, and bringing republican senators down there, to have exchanged for that contributions to their campaign. it's the same kind of law that lets you have honorariums and you've collected over a quarter of a million dollars of honorariums now, speaking to various interest groups. and there's no control over what you do...
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she went to the university of michigan law school where she was an editor of the michigan law review. she was on the senate judiciary staff. private law practice in new york city. her latest book is called "mugged." host: we have a tweet. guest: that means telling the truth about a candidate. it is a term from a book. host: john from pennsylvania. caller: i wish c-span we do a series on the platforms of the republican party and the democrat party. i think it would clear a lot of stuff up. the republican party was the poet that stood up against polygamy and mormonism. the mormons had hundreds of christians as they went to california and landed on the native americans because they had -- brigham young had more than 50 wives and more than 12- year-old lives than warren jeffs had. concerning the amount of money that goes to the oil subsidies. guest: can we take one at a time? let's stick with the mormon bashing. that goes back to my earlier answer on gay marriage. this country almost fought a civil war against the mormons because of polygamy. people understand it the start understanding t
she went to the university of michigan law school where she was an editor of the michigan law review. she was on the senate judiciary staff. private law practice in new york city. her latest book is called "mugged." host: we have a tweet. guest: that means telling the truth about a candidate. it is a term from a book. host: john from pennsylvania. caller: i wish c-span we do a series on the platforms of the republican party and the democrat party. i think it would clear a lot of stuff...
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they are law. we do not have to agree about them. we do not have to give anyone leverage to do that. we do not have to deal with insurance lobbyists. we are ready won. you give away clothes in the prescription done a whole. you'll give away pre-existing conditions. you give away, and children under age 26. you give away the fact that they cannot deny coverage simply because we get sick. you give away the right of women not to be treated as second- class citizens, as if they have a pre-existing condition. you would give away their right to contraceptives. you'll get all these benefits away so that you can make a political point against the president. that is not good for texas and is not good for the united states. it shows a real fundamental lack of understanding. ob your obamacare -- your complaints about obamacare, you have this conspiracy theory about the president, and he did not like the process. the end result is good things for people, living, breathing people and children. do not give away our benefits so you can make a polit
they are law. we do not have to agree about them. we do not have to give anyone leverage to do that. we do not have to deal with insurance lobbyists. we are ready won. you give away clothes in the prescription done a whole. you'll give away pre-existing conditions. you give away, and children under age 26. you give away the fact that they cannot deny coverage simply because we get sick. you give away the right of women not to be treated as second- class citizens, as if they have a pre-existing...
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washington said no to our landmark climb change law. million solar roofs, list goes on and on. we said yes, yes and yes. and we moved forward. some of the most powerful solutions come from local government and also grass roots. people power. not from washington or paris or moscow or beijing. finally, i learned quickly that a post partisan way of governing is the most effective way. if you believed you could only use the ideas of the right and left, you would never be able to move forward. you would never go and be successful. we saw that in california and in other states. we have seen post partisanship work all over the world. here the u.s.c. schwarzenegger institute, we will bring the most brilliant ideas and most solutions to the forefront no matter what the ideologies behind it. that is our mission. we will research with all of the brain power that we can muster and will produce solution that's can be used not only on this state but all over the world. this isn't just an idea institute although we will debate and research the best ideas but this is an action institute to pro
washington said no to our landmark climb change law. million solar roofs, list goes on and on. we said yes, yes and yes. and we moved forward. some of the most powerful solutions come from local government and also grass roots. people power. not from washington or paris or moscow or beijing. finally, i learned quickly that a post partisan way of governing is the most effective way. if you believed you could only use the ideas of the right and left, you would never be able to move forward. you...